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Scott Jenson

@jenson.org

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UX Strategy: Apple System 7, Newton, & Apple HI guidelines. UX Director Symbian, managed Mobile UX at Google, creative director frog design SF. Head of Product for two startups. Google Physical Web + Android UX research. Semi-retired

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 2d

or is it "unplugged"?

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 3d

Another friendly reminder that if someone gets in your face because they misunderstood you, it's NOT your responsibility to correct them. If that are so trigger happy to fire first and ask questions later, they deserve that block.

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 4d

I like Dan Saffer's point that designing for AI is like designing for an island of drunk people (I'm paraphrasing roughly) as it's wrong much of the time.

This means "UX of AI" is really more about UX for a mentally disabled agent, you're trying to pre-cope with it's failure.

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 4d

I'm not seeing enough #UX content in my feed. Any BSky tips on how to change that? I can manually search for #UX and I've got a separate UX starterpack but I'm still not seeing as much UX activity here as I had hoped. Surprising given who is here.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 6d

thank you! Surprised you didn't post this on Mastodon! (or at least I couldn't find it....)

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 6d

Thoroughly enjoyed speaking at #UbuntuSummit today. Thank you organizers! I spoke about the need for new foundational #UX improvements to the Desktop UX. Very lively audience!
www.youtube.com/live/WvNgMEu...

Ubuntu Summit 25.10 | Day Two

YouTube video by Canonical Ubuntu

www.youtube.com

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 10d

I can strongly recommend #UXLX as a conference. Very well run and usually an excellent lineup of speakers. (full disclosure: I spoke there but the OTHER speakers were really really good)

UXLx: User Experience Lisbon @uxlx.bsky.social · 10d

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 11d

My schedule is a little tight, but let me see what i can do, I'd love to grab a coffee if possible

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 11d

I also realize this ship has sailed. I'm just going to sit here and be grumpy because it makes me feel better.

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 11d

#UX/UI is one of the most destructive bits of design theater that we, as a community have inflicted on ourselves.

It's Visual Design, not UI design. To assume "Design" is composed of just two parts is both crazy and confusing. The world sees UX/UI and thinks "Pixels"

I will die on this hill

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 12d

"No Kings" illustrates the uncomfortable truth about US politics: That the > 50% of white US people that want to turn the US into a white ethnostate (their words) is a lot of people. But the > 40% of white US people that don't want this, plus > 50% of brown people and > 90% of Black people, is more.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 11d

I'm heading to London for #Ubuntu Summit this week (Wed-Sat) and looking forward to seeing a range of old friends. If you'll be there at the Summit, let me know.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 12d

Same here! But I'm in Paris...

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 14d

To be fair, there ARE some people doing interesting things with it. I'm not trying to say it's useless. it's just not the "general revolution" people claimed it would be.

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 14d

This article matches my experience as well. Most UX designers I'm talking to are NOT using LLMs in any meaningful way for their design work.

kottke.org @kottke.org · 15d

Where’s the AI design renaissance? “My hunch: vibe coding is a lot like stock-picking — everyone’s always blabbing about their big wins. Ask what their annual rate of return is above the S&P, and it’s a quieter conversation.” [learnui.design]

Where’s the AI design renaissance?

AI design is currently overhyped · Will AI take design jobs? · What should designers focus on in light of rapidly changing AI tools?

www.learnui.design

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 14d

Again, that's the promise. Recent studies like the one from MIT recently is showing that 95% of LLM projects fail don't paint a very rosey picture of this being 'inevitable'

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 14d

That's the "promise" we keep hearing (ad nauseum) but that is a PRODUCT issue not a design process one. Designers, even ones adding chatbots to their products (god help them) aren't using genAI to actually design their products. That's my point.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 15d

Not my point at all. Your article is how to use it for a product. I'm talking about how it affect design work. It basically hadn't had any meaningful impact on UX design work.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 15d

If it was so damn helpful, people would be falling over themselves to use it. It would be obvious. That's clearly not happening.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 15d

I talk to many professional #UX designers and no one is using genAI in any MEANINGFUL way to revolutionize their design work.

Sure, everyone is playing with it, and it can do some cool parlor tricks, but there isn't anything significant happening in design.

This needs to be said louder.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 18d

CEO's wife likes it

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 21d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 18d

Another simple #UX design foiled by poor execution. The "go" button fails to register a firm press, you must only lightly "tap" the button for it to work. My wife was completely confused and couldn't figure out why the kettle wasn't working.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 23d

The team grew over the summer and we're starting to roll out a bunch of changes. We are about to ship quote posts and we've made a number of small improvements.

The biggest hurdle most complain about is picking a server, we now default to our main server (but still offer an option to pick another).

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 23d

I have to admit, that looks fun, even for a Yank

Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 23d

I'm mean, I'm assuming you think this is a bad idea?